I think it is kind of cool that dudes (girls too), who are really good at skating vary so much in their body types. That is very different in other sports.
I have done some bro science on this: It does seem that short people and skinny people have the best body for skating. If you are short you can be of bigger body type (Jon Dixon and Jamie Foy) or skinnier one (Heath Kirchhart, Yuto, Nyjah)
if you are of average hight or taller you better be rather skinny (Ed Templeton when he was younger, Andrew Reynolds, McCrank, Tony Hawk, JJ). I guess the only exception would be Chris Cole who is of average hight and a pretty big dude.
Thus I conclude that the reason for being very average at skating is that I have big frame and while being 6 foot tall.
Topic: Short friends (Read 4819 times)